17.10.2023 – Basic Nuke
Week 3 – the basic interface of Nuke
There are many kinds of programs could edit videos with different type of compositing.
Layer base: After effects / Node base: Fusion, Nuke
Basic shortcut in Nuke
- Edit-Project settings: check the settings before start working
- F: focus selected node
- Middle mouse: move
- Space: maximize selected workspace
- (select video)H: fit height
- Select node + number: show selected node on view
- Tab: floating search bar
- B: Create a blur node
- Read(R): create a node which can import components
- Write(W): create a node which render outcome
- O: create roto
Extension and preference
- .nk: default extension of Nuke
- .exr: native extension for nuke
- (Nuke doesn’t work well with mp4/quicktime > it easily crahses)
- C:\Users\23008828.nuke : preference of Nuke, can copy to another person
Why composition starts at frame 1001?
To put VFX slates/overlays standard fields
slate includes vendor logo, name of show, shot types, date, etc.
How to fix?
Change starting frame : properties > frame(drop down) > start at > input frame number
Time bar > Global > play the video following the project frame setting
Retime(node) : change the sequence number of frames if needed
Framerange(node) : Decide the frame range to export as sequence
Fullframe processing : play the video on full frame
File name > videoname.####.exr = start from videoname.0000.exr
Press render button> can set the frame range(input, global, custom) to render